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+ | Felicity is excited to be at Grandfather's plantation on the York River for the summer. Felicity presents Grandfather with a bird bottle from her father's store. Felicity and her siblings enjoy their time picking blackberries, playing battledore and shuttlecock, and riding horses with Grandfather.They plenty of fun and play ball. |
===Chapter Two: Faithful Friends=== |
===Chapter Two: Faithful Friends=== |
Revision as of 23:06, 10 January 2013
Felicity Saves The Day is the fifth book in the Felicity series.
Facts
- Author: Valerie Tripp
- Illustrators: Dan Andreasen
- First Published: June 1992
- Setting: July - August 1775, Grandfather's Plantation
Characters
- Felicity Merriman
- Edward Merriman
- Martha Merriman
- Nan Merriman
- William Merriman
- Grandfather
- Benjamin Davidson
- Penny
Introduced
- Mr. and Mrs. Wentworth
Chapter by Chapter Summary
Chapter One: King's Creek Plantation
Felicity is excited to be at Grandfather's plantation on the York River for the summer. Felicity presents Grandfather with a bird bottle from her father's store. Felicity and her siblings enjoy their time picking blackberries, playing battledore and shuttlecock, and riding horses with Grandfather.They plenty of fun and play ball.
Chapter Two: Faithful Friends
There are many guests at King's Creek Plantation, including Mr. and Mrs. Wentworth, who are gossipy and opinionated. Felicity tries to be as well-mannered as she can, but she is fidgety. Her feet were jumpy because there was sand stuck in her stockings. Felicity put her hands in her petticoat and jiggled the sand out.She realized that Mrs. Wentworth was looking at her. She then scolded Felicity Mr. Wentworth has brought some horses for Grandfather to look at, so he takes Felicity out to inspect them. Among the horses is Felicity's friend Penny, who she is very happy to see again. Grandfather buys the horses.
Chapter Three: The Note in the Bird Bottle
Felicity is riding Penny, and William tells Felicity to make sure to check the bird bottle to see if any birds have nested there. When she checks it, she finds a scrap of cloth and a wooden whistle. The cloth says "Felicity! Come! Help! Ben" and has a small map leading into the forest near the plantation. Felicity goes into the forest, and finds Ben, who has run away, breaking his apprenticeship to join George Washington's army. He is hungry and injured. She promises to keep his whereabouts secret.
Chapter Four: Runaway
Felicity takes Ben food and bandages his leg. Felicity is angry at Ben for breaking his apprenticeship with her father. She continues bringing him supplies. Her father sends word that he will be joining them a day earlier then planned, and Grandfather also tells them that there is a notice in the paper offering a reward for Ben's return. Felicity runs to tell Ben, helping him to the river and giving him a map to Yorktown. When she returns to the house, she overhears some men talking to Grandfather - they are going to go to Yorktown to find Ben.
Chapter Five: Penny Saves the Day
Felicity immediately takes Penny to look for Ben, knowing she must find him before the men do. She finds him and convinces him to come back with her. They return to the plantation, and Felicity confesses she had been helping Ben. The next day, her father comes, and he and Ben come to an agreement allowing him to finish his apprenticeship and serve the Patriot cause. Grandfather allows Felicity to take Penny back to Williamsburg, and the Merrimans leave the plantation.
Looking Back: America Outdoors in 1774
Discusses how people spent time outdoors during colonial times. Topics include:
- The sizzling heat of Virginia during the summer.
- How colonists kept themselves cool, from using fans to using blinds.
- What clothing girls wore to keep cool.
- Gardening and the many uses of herbs.
- Slaves on plantations and how they lived.
- How some slaves were able to get their freedom.